Oak River is an unincorporated community recognized as a
local urban district
A local urban district is a type of unincorporated community within the Canadian province of Manitoba. According to ''The Municipal Act'', a local urban district is a locality wholly within a rural municipality that "has at least 250 residents and ...
in the
Rural Municipality of Oakview
The Rural Municipality of Oakview is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba, incorporated on January 1, 2015 as a result of the amalgamation of the rural municipalities of Blanshard, Saskatchewan, and the town of Ra ...
, western
Manitoba
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, Canada.
History
Oak River was laid out in about 1889 when the railroad was extended to that point.
References
Local urban districts in Manitoba
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